The Department of Geosciences currently houses 16 different laboratories specializing in over 24 areas of research! Supporters of the GeoDiscoveries Fund will help these laboratories continue their cutting-edge research.

The Department of Geosciences has been at the forefront of science for 52 years! Our department was formed in 1969 when the Geochronology Department merged with the Geology Department. Supporters of this fund will allow the department to continue its research into the future and beyond!

The Department of Geosciences is currently ranked #11 in Geochemistry, #8 in Earth Sciences, and #3 in Geology by the US News & World Report. Our faculty, researchers, and students work with state-of-the-art equipment and instrumentation that allow them to make discoveries that impact the worldwide scientific community.

We currently have 259 students within the department, including 64 graduate students and 195 undergraduate students. Supporters of the GeoDiscoveries Fund will enable our faculty to train the next generation of geoscientists by providing our students with invaluable research opportunities.

In its first year, the GeoDiscoveries Fund will help to fund 2 $7,000 projects that foster interdisciplinary collaboration, use cutting-edge technology, and enhance technological training. Supporters of this fund will be able to read about the impacts of these projects in the 2021 Summer Newsletter.

Many of the department's laboratories and research facilities are housed in the Gould-Simpson Building which was completed in 1985. Our laboratories, including the Arizona LaserChron Center, Arizona Noble Gas Laboratory, and Organic Geochemistry Laboratory, are among the best laboratories in the world. Supporters of this fund will help our faculty to maintain equipment and instrumentation that is essential to their research.